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.ATENTB A 5m. l'7, 1906,

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.U DEU. 7,1905.

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No... 810,249. PATENTED APR.17, 1906. F. HULL.

RBGSTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.24.1003. EENBWBD DBG. 7,1905. v

3 SHEETS-SHEET 24 1 www* `n n .A @I 1@ PTENTBD APR. 17, 1906.

F. J. HULL.

RBGSTER.

APPLICATION PILED SBPT.24.1903. RLNBWBD DEG. 7.1905.

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WMMMWQ of the register shafts and UNITED sTATEs ATENT OFFOE.

f YORK, ASSGNOR OF NEW YORK, N.

FOSTER J. HULL, OF BROOKLYN, N Jv M ECH ANI CA l) CA SHER OOM PA NY,RATION OF NEW YORK.

TO ADIERUAN Y., A CORPO- REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled September 24, 1908.Renewed December 7,

1906. Serial llo. 290,75/2.

To fall whom, it may concern: Be it known that I, FosTER'J. zen of theUnited n, in th k, have invented certain new and useful inprovements inRegisters, of which the folowing is a specification.

' invention relates to registers; and its ls to provide means forresetting the the stopslides 12, whose teeth are niotcd into the path ofshoulders on bars 6 when the oscillating yokes 14 are oscillated by thekey-` board-keys. (Not shown.) These yokea 14.v engage teeth 15 on thesto -slides 12, so that when a yoke is oscillated t 1e stop-slide whichit engages acts upon the bar 6 by suitable means to release it. Theextent of projection of the bar 6 will determine the extent of i theextent oi rotation of the register shafts and diais il. The resetting ofthe reg- This machine belongs to the dass in vf must he accomplished theoperation oi the kev causes the sett 1 without disturbing or interferingwith the mechanism in such position that by other operative devicesconnected thereto. ation of a handle or lever the ret, e eferring to theaccompanying drawings,' wheels are turned to count and show n forming apart of this specification, Figure 1 tal of the transactions. Thedepressie key oscillating a yoke 14 carries, as an. set forth, theprojection of a correspo 1s a plan view of the register, including suchhar 6. The rotation of the operathnhain arts as are necessary to showoperation.

(not shown) causes all the bars S which h ig. 2 is a vertical section onthe line :c Fi

1. `ig. 3 is a similar View with the parts 1n been progected to bethrown in, count'. g result on the dials 2. ln this class o.

shifted position. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view ters 1t is essential thatmeans he provided dials. lig. 5 is a detail ont elevation of theregister-dialsig. isadetailperspcctive viewof the rackresettinw theregister shaft-s and dais 2 'to bars. zero. o accomplish this quicklyand accu.M4 rately, there is employed a handle 20, secured to a shortshaft 2, journaled in the frame l, said shaft carrying a gear-wheel 22',ens,- a rack-bar 23, riding on and eontroi spring-supported Heatingrack-oar 24, cated inuucdiately under th'edriven reel; 23, and the teethoi said rack-har 24 a an ed to engage a series of mutilated secured tothe register-shaf ts fl.

When the registenshatts are in such n tion that thc dials thereonindicate zero, mutilated pinions 25 wili'he in the positu shown by thefirst eight shafts, count from the' left in Fig. .f3-that is, the mutiiaportion of the pinions will be directly` under the rack-har 24 andlongitudinai movement of said bar will not affect the pinions; hutpresuming the re ister-shats to have been rotated, as shown, y the tworight-hand pinions 25, the rack-bar 24 when forced downward intoengagement with the pinions, Fig.

A stationary frame for tho movable parts' of the machine is indicatedat 1. On the dials 2 arc arranged the numerals for the registi-ation ofpurchases iliade in any desired system of coinage. The indicating'ligure and figures showing the temporary total of urchascs is shownthrough holcs 3 in the acc of tho machine. Those dia s arc mountedonshafts 4, (sco Fics. 1 and l which are, driven by pinions 5. ith thosepinions thc tooth on thc under side of the rack-hars G cngagc. Eachpinion 5 has attached to it a ratchet-wheel 7, and the two wheelsrevolve 'oely upon the shafts 4 between the collars t5 and 9. Collar 8has a pawl 1() thereon, which engages the ratchet 7. 1e result of'thisconstruction is that when the bar 6 is thrown outward-that is, in thedirection o the arrow, Fig. 1`it turns the pinion 5, and theratchet-wheel 7 will run freely under the. pawl 10,' but when thc har 6is driven backward in a direction contrary to the arrow in 2, and givena longitudinal movement by the zoo Fig. 1 the pawl 10, engaging theratchetturning ofthe handle 20 an gear 22, the pinwhccl 7, is rotated bythe same, thereby rotating the register shaft and dial. In the ions thatham been engaged by said rack` present drawings there are indicatedmerely bar will be'reset to zerot at is, rotated un til their mutilatedportions are under the 'racibsr being given e die'ot moli-bs?. Ait-ey?the above opemtioii tbe The rack-bar 23 has on its linde? side im 5alternate series of dsgiessions 25 and pojeotions 27, adapted to engagea. corresponding series of depressions 28 and "iojeetions 29 on tbeiosting taskbar 24. lil ormelly these de; pressions sind pm isotions sieexigogedyss i0 showi iii Fi". 2; but when tbe iosiiciie is tamed .andtie gesl' 22 moves the taskbar 23 the inclined portions 27" and 29 of'ojeetions 27 and 29 Wili eng'sgesndbsuse t 1e two rack -bars to beforced spst. The lowes latenti vertical Ioieed into. engagement with thepinions that have been psviousiy oper etsii by the register means andhold in engs'gement with the pinions until the pinions 2o are esst tozero.

The undsi` fsck-basis guided in slots and 3i in the jframe and theiekfosi' si. moving/in the same pisse is guisefi in slot 3i andbybisoiiet 32. After the rsclobars sie ahust' will be forced apstfiisexplained, (see 3,) 'tiie weit-bar 23 Wiil move over the under rankbsr24 until the end thereof strikes tile up wsi'dly-pogeetmg end 35 of 'theunder ruolibsr and csiies it slong Wit-ii it to the 3o .its movement..in Ordes to make the two mok-bars move ss one, s.. iockiiig (l ies is.empioyed consisting of s isteli 36, pivotal on theupWsrdiy-proj;sotiiigg,end oi 'the und?? bar and adsoted to engage s pin37 on iio 5 upper bei. "lien the ers effe in tbe ioitioi A position,Fig. 2, the hea-:i 36 ef'toe etsii ssts against the suppoting-irsme insuch iimiiiieif that when the up er rack-'lost moves longitudinaily andstries'the upwardly-preis 4o in@T end of bei' 24 and moves it sway toelstoii drop over the pin 37 and seeufe the two bays together.

lifter tliersok-bss ere in position, as l above described, to stai,'the' resetting opsrsf tion they cannot be retuinsd oositien until sliof the piliioiis that have een opested by the registei mechanism havebeen isset to zero.

' feet that the under melsbsi during tbe resetn 5o tin ooerstiou is heldin positive engagement witl the pinions by' the upper moli-boi" thepinions are prevented from retrogrsssive otation by the registermeobsnisiri. Wil-en the bars are returned to their nitisi position, bei'2li wiiL through the iiioium of the pin 37 and latch 36, drew the milderracisbsr bask with it until the howl 36" oi" tn.- lutcb stkes the from@of tbe zmioiiiiie and i iifted from engagement with tbe pin 23.7.- 'The6o bei 23 continues to moi/e book. by force o? gem' 22' until thedepressions and projemions on the bars are in engagement, The 'undefrack-bar limited in its return movement by the latch comingii Contactwith s stop-pin 38 on the top of the upwardly-projecting end sor limitof.

to the initial looking soul bers tog This ldus to the,

saisi Fock-bai. Tl-Ve checking* o? m1- fie xeoffbsi iii its retainmovemos t detera mine-s the limit of return o lippe? fsck- L 1s. o1;mim;

bor-tbm v tiis siioiiifi'eis 2r and 2 mi the ra 'Wiles they sssuinposit-'imi 'shown in, For 2. im ozfi'ie to ieoo i l engsgsment with. thetippe? raciones, two kof-@Sge fi@ smi iii f. seciiiefi to tbs 'Home oftbs moslims ood press upwsidlv agaiiost unciei sident the moi-1-bsr-'iiis opsrstioii oi resetting the zsgistei shafts and dials to :asso isaccomplished by mining the brindis that meshes 'ii-'itlA the mok-bm' 23,

sni rocio-bor loiigitiidimsi move- D. l giving i t dist omis-es s g entof the prof gestion S 23 and.' iv- ,s L ietei l tbmst mst sus. Whoo theYby egistei me are reset tb Zero, tiis mutiisteri po?- ieeof aredirectly undef rack-nsf 2, that iewxse :fosioii of v ging; piniozis.ziesoibel invention, the i iim as new 'heeiii sisi Potent:

iibiimtion of f 'olio time y mgm wbst -imi's opiii'eiiiig upon :imiiiolii one oi said '"o in positive iiiifsgmnont willi the *si beieset'l'mg opemtioo sie?, iiie ffiniwiuioxi of :1 pluislty'of s,mu'iisiegi piiiiosis Lbeieon, zi iesiiimily-soppoieii misil.- bsi,of}slbie of intenti mini iongituiiiimi movement, a. mok-bof opeistiveiynomme-.imi with smi ooziioiiiiig the imwement oi simiiesiiieiitiy-suppotod molbor, imei ineens for oei` during seitsiii psoperations.

3. in o. r i ooifibiiiziiou of s. piizoi' register-sii, means oiopoxst'.ig time, mutilsmxi ainio'os'oii the regista?- sbsts, sioiigitudiiisliy sind istemily moving mok-bti, s. issk ooxitoliiiig tiieoperation of ssici iiisi-l-bsi, mesas fo' opeistifig son tioiiiig, n'limsi-smi ineens for iooliixi "siii -osisbsirs' togo/tim' om ooitsinpoum s of riofis oi' their their ioiiggtudinsi movement.

on simi regista" shafts, pioiozis l roost im? :.fesilliI supported siisits, o,

mais.; ted to engage ssifi ,obiiois, mit ioimsiiy egistor, 'thecombination of o, piuv 2G, in tum rotating 'tbe thrust to engage thepinions when the driven l racl b&r, e rack-ber operatively connected i 5rack-boris operated. lwith and controlling the spring-supported 5. n eregister, the combination of a plul rackbar, pinions on theregister-shafts rality o register-shafts, mutilated inions l adapted tobe engaged by one ol the reek- 5 mounted thereon, a spring-supporterack- I bars and said pinions construeted to permit ar adapted to engagesaid'pinions, e raclv i the rack-bar to return to its init-inl osition roperatively connected with and control without rotating said pinions,und n ternete iiig said spring-supported rack-bar, and a I. rejectionsand depressions on the rack-bars latch on the spring-supported reek-barcnier laterally moving the spring -supported zo gevin a pin on thecontrolling rack-ber to l rack into engagement with the pinions. A

t e rack-bars together during certain pel FOSTER J. HULL. 'riods of theresetting position. l Witnesses:

6. In a register, the combination of aV plu- WM. A. CoUn'rLANn, ralityof register-shafts, e springsupported; C. N. FAIRCHILD.

